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H, L. HOTCHKISS, 0F HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TCL. CANDEE AND COMPANY, 0F SAMlilPLACE.A

Letters Patent No. 78,595, dated June'2, 1868,

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'IO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCE'RN:

Beit known that I, L. HOTCEKIS, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven, and State of Connectient, have invented a new Improvement in Over-Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, v

and exact description of the same, and'which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1, a side view,

Figure 2 a section on line .fr x, and in Figure 3 a diii'erent modification or arrangement of the binding.

This invention relates -to an improvement in that class rof over-shoes in which-a portion of the upper is formed of cloth, the edge of the saidcloth lying-upon the outside ofthe rubber foxing. In shoes of this construction the edge of the cloth depends entirely for its protection upon its adhering to the rubber foxing, but a little wear soon frays the edge, as it is necessarily Vcut diagonally, and therefore the appearance of the shoe is mate rially'injured. v The 'object of this invention is to overcome this dilicnlty,`w`hich consists in protecting the lower edge of the fabric, by applying thereto a narrow strip of unvulcanized rubber, which lies partially ony the. shoe, the balance upon the fabric at the lower edge, and this before the-shoe is vulcanized, andthe process of vulcauization, while it completes-the shoe, secures the binding both to the shoe and the fabric.

In order to the 'clear understanding of my invention, I will fully describe the same as illustrated in'the accompanyingdrawings. y

The shoe A is of any ofthe known constructions, may be like a common India-rubber shoe, and over thai an upper, B, of fabric, as denoted in blue, or the fabric may form the upper entire, and lapped over the foxing, or in any ofthe known ways of constructing a part fabric and part rubber shoe, in which the edge of the fabric is exposed outside of the rubber.- This leaves the lower edge Aof the fabric exposed, and being cut, as it must be, diagonally across the threads at some points, it is liable to fray out by constant wear, and thus injure the appearance of the shoe. To overcome this diilculty, I place a narrow band of unvnlcanized rubber, a, as denoted in red, figs. 2 and 3, upon the shoe before vulcanization, and so as to cover the edge ofthe fabric, and extend from thesaid edge on to vthe shoe, as seen in figs. 2 and 3, then cure and complete the whole by the process of vulcanizat'ion, in' the usual manner. The band a may be ornamented, so as to add to the appearancer of the shoe.

Having thus fully describedvmy invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

. rIhe application ofthe binding a to the shoe, and so as to protect the edge ofthe-fabric, in the manner and for the purpose substantially 'as specified. l

H. L. HOTCHKISS.

Witnesses:

J. II` SEUMWAY, A. J. TIBBITS. 

